after installing video card drviers, can only see windows default background

[andvruss]

I just purchased a bunch of new components to upgrade my computer. Assembly went fine, and installing and booting up windows, no problems. However, after I installed my graphics card drivers, When I load windows, everything goes fine until the desktop screen, where I just see the default windows 7 background (the windows logo as a flag with the 4 seasons) and nothing else. Cntrl Alt Delete makes my screen black, and then I do it again, and the desktop background comes back, nothing else available or visible (icons, cursor, etc.). Also, when it first shows up, the windows background darkens, as like it is asking permission to run something (my mobo driver update software probably) and after I hit enter, escape, or Ctrl Alt Delete, it goes away and the screen brightens, with only the same background being shown, and nothing else.

This is definitely a video card driver problem, as without drivers it runs fine. I just dont know what to do to fix it! Safe mode works, but I have tried a bunch of different drivers and settings, and with drivers installed for my video card, nothing works. I know windows starts, but just cant do or see anything beyond the default windows background.

Current hardware:
Intel i5 2500k
2X4GB Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto
MSI P67A-G43
Sapphire Radeon HD6850 1gb 4.0GHZ
OCZ StealthXStream 600W ATX12V 20/24PIN
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB SATA2

thank you very much for your help in advance

 

[BoomerD]

You don't tell us what components you replaced...
Almost sounds like your power supply isn't up to the demand placed on it by the video card.

 

[Quiksilver]

Using the latest drivers or the ones that were on the CD?

 

[Fardringle]

It sounds like your video card (with the drivers installed) is setting a different port on the card as the default in Windows, and the one you are connected to is being set as a secondary/extended screen. Try plugging the monitor into the other connection(s) on your video card and see if the primary Windows desktop shows up.

 

[denis280]

You don't tell us what components you replaced...
Almost sounds like your power supply isn't up to the demand placed on it by the video card.

I agree with BoomerD looks like psu is not up to it

 

[Fardringle]

While I do appreciate the spam (I'm hungry and a fried Spam sandwich sounds pretty good), you do realize that your obvious attempt at advertising your site is pretty funny when you recommend a gaming graphics PROGRAMMING book to someone that is having a Windows display issue, don't you?

 

[corkyg]

Have you tried right clicking and personalizing your desktop?